Former Labor leader Bill Shorten will officially retire from politics.
The NDIS minister will be stepping back in February after serving in his electorate since 2007, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced in Canberra today.
“My friend Bill Shorten has decided he will not be contesting the next election,” Albanese said.
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Shorten, who led Labor from 2013 to 2019, lost his bid for prime minister both in 2016 and 2019 before PM Albanese was elected to replace him.
Shorten was known for lobbying MPs to drum up support for candidates for the top job other than rival Albanese during ths time.
After stepping down as Labor leader, Shorten served as the Minister for Government Services and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme since 2022.
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He began his work in government as an organiser of the Australian Workers’ Union in 1994.
Shorten, from Victoria, entered into politics in 1998 after winning preselection for the safe Labor seat of Melton.
He was also a director of Australian Super before entering parliament in 2007.
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